Care Team Assistant - Day Surgery

Req ID: 155578
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: OPCZ PERI HI Day Surgery
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 2 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 16-May-23
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
Reporting to the SDS/PACU Health Services Manager and working under the supervision or direction of regulated health professionals, the Care Team Assistant (CTA) provides direct, hands-on care based on the needs of the patient and pre-operative/PACU care areas. As a member of the collaborative care team, the CTA is responsible for supporting patient care through (including, but not limited to):

• Participates in discharge planning and assist with patient’s readiness for discharge
• Collect health information as assigned to support patient care assessment; monitor patient’s general condition and well-being to help guide treatments by the collaborative care team
• Assist with specimen collection, and preparing patient for surgical procedure (eg: pre-operative hair removal)
• Reinforce patient and family teaching according to established guidelines and the plan of care
• Provide assistance with implementing health care plan or therapeutic treatment, such as record vital signs and intake/output readings and reporting results

About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Continuing Care Assistant Program
• Demonstrates effective listening skills.
• Provincial Certification with Department of Health and Wellness
• Candidates are required to submit their certification and be registered and active with the CCA Registry. How-to-Sign-Up-for-the-CCA-Registry.pdf (nsccaprod.wpenginepowered.com) ,
• Current Basic Life Support Certification

Where there are no applicants with provincial certification the employer may consider candidates who are eligible to write the CCA knowledge exam and obtain certification within 1 year from their date of hire.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours

• Permanent, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives
$23.25 - $25.20 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit Recruitment - Incentives
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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